Thursday, March 31, 2016

Eagle Cams!


Raise your hand if you and your class love to watch the eagle cams! I do, I do! My classes and I have been enjoying the eagle cams for the last 6 years! I started out watching them when I was with my first kindergarten class. 

There are so many benefits to watching the cams. My class has loved learning about the life cycle of the eagle. The children have learned compassion for animals. We have cried when an eaglet or adult eagle has passed away. We have discussed the weather surrounding the nests including why the Florida eagles lay their eggs earlier than the eagles who live in northern states. We have seen feedings with different animals, watched a mouse run around a nest, and even seen a video of a bear going up in an empty eagle nest to take a nap. We have learned about the laws surrounding the eagles and that young eagles are often mistaken for other types of birds. The children are fascinated. I am fascinated. It is one of my favorite activities to share with my students each day.

I usually start my eagle watching with one of the Florida cams. These eggs hatch around Christmas time each year. Then we move on to other cams where these babies come just in time for Easter. Most of the time there are only two eggs, but occasionally we are treated to three!

There are eagle nests everywhere! If you would like to watch the cams with your class here is a wonderful list. If you know of one that is not listed please let me know and I will add it.


United States
Alaska

California

Colorado

Florida


Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Montana

New Jersey

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Virginia

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Canada

Please note that there are a number of cams across the United States that are currently offline and therefore have not been included on this list. In addition, if you are having trouble with any of the cams listed above try switching browsers for better results.

If you need some activities to use with your students I have just the thing! My favorite part of this product is the book the children make! They love it! The kids enjoy making it and it really helps to reinforce what we have learned about the eagles. They become eagle experts! Click on the picture below to grab this product for your classroom!


Eagle Clipart by Poppydreamz Digital Art



1 comment:

  1. I just came across your site while I was searching for how to incorporate eagle cams into my 4 year old kindergarten classroom. This is wonderful! Thank you!

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